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July 17 20152015-07-17May 02 20142014-05-02July 17 20152015-07-17A seated man in a maroon robe and rudraksha mala, with a white tilak and a swept-up dark hair bun, smiles while placing his hand on the forehead of a standing older man. The older man wears a white shirt, a red shawl and a wristwatch, and is receiving a blessing. Behind them stand a woman in white with a red lanyard and a gold ornate throne-like backdrop with floral decorations. The setting appears to be a ritual blessing or initiation at an indoor event.2015-12-26July 17 20152015-07-17May 03 20142014-05-03July 17 20152015-07-17A seated man in a golden ornate throne with a reddish-orange shawl and rudraksha-style beaded necklace smiles broadly while placing his raised right hand on the forehead of a older white-haired man in a white t-shirt, glasses, and a red lanyard with beaded necklace. A small red tilak mark is on the seated man's forehead. Dark background with a few people partially visible at right, one woman wearing glasses.2013-12-11A photograph of a bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth with a gold-and-beaded necklace placing his right palm on the forehead of a bearded man with greying hair in a white kurta and orange lanyard, who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them stand brass oil lamps (lamps) on a red draped backdrop, with a gold-framed element at left and other people in white garments at right. The man in saffron is visible from the side, with his hair pulled back in a bun and a small mark on his forehead; the scene reads as a blessing (anugraha) gesture. The man in saffron fits the a person cues of ceremonial gold necklace and saffron garb, shown in person with the blessing role.2015-10-06A photograph of a healers' initiation with a man in a saffron-and-gold garment and a gold beaded necklace placing his right palm on the forehead of a bald devotee in white clothes and an orange-red shawl. A young man in white with a red-and-gold wrap receives the touch while his hands are raised. Behind them, a woman in white with an orange-red shawl and a rudraksha mala holds small sticks, and other devotees in white and orange shawls stand near a red drape with brass oil lamps and a golden deity murti. The page marks the scene as a person-attended; the saffron-clad figure with a long swept-back hairstyle and gold necklace is a probable in-person candidate, while the event itself is not visibly labelled in the photo.2015-07-19A seated man in an orange-saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala with a golden necklace places his right palm on the forehead of a bald man in white ceremonial clothes, who smiles and raises his hand in a gesture of receiving. Behind them a woman in white stands with hands folded, another person in white sits, and a woman with white hair in a pink top is at the right edge. A silver-rimmed drum or instrument stands at the upper left and a red cloth backdrop hangs behind.2015-05-09December 11 20132013-12-11